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Percentage of U.S. households 1990-2018, by type
Percentage of U.S. households 1990-2018, by type
Percentage of households in the U.S. from 1990 to 2018, by type
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 15, 2019
This graph shows the distribution of households in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type. In 2018, about 34.88 percent of all households were one person households.
Percentage of households in the U.S. from 1990 to 2018, by type
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| Husband-wife households | Female householder, no spouse present | Male householder, no spouse present | One person households | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 48% | 12.09% | 5.04% | 34.88% |
| 2017 | 48.17% | 12.34% | 5.11% | 34.38% |
| 2016 | 47.89% | 12.42% | 5.02% | 28.12% |
| 2015 | 48.16% | 12.48% | 4.95% | 27.98% |
| 2014 | 48.39% | 12.51% | 5.12% | 27.74% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | 12.6% | 5% | 27.4% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | 13.1% | 5% | 26.7% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | 12.2% | 4.2% | 25.8% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 11.6% | 3.4% | 24.6% |
| Husband-wife households | Female householder, no spouse present | Male householder, no spouse present | One person households | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 48% | 12.09% | 5.04% | 34.88% |
| 2017 | 48.17% | 12.34% | 5.11% | 34.38% |
| 2016 | 47.89% | 12.42% | 5.02% | 28.12% |
| 2015 | 48.16% | 12.48% | 4.95% | 27.98% |
| 2014 | 48.39% | 12.51% | 5.12% | 27.74% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | 12.6% | 5% | 27.4% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | 13.1% | 5% | 26.7% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | 12.2% | 4.2% | 25.8% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | 11.6% | 3.4% | 24.6% |
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by Erin Duffin,
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May 15, 2019
This graph shows the distribution of households in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type. In 2018, about 34.88 percent of all households were one person households.
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